What do you get when you mix 70s pulp with 90s Xtreme™ aesthetics and use “gold ink” as your marketing gimmick? The answer is Bloodseed, one of the final books from Marvel UK in the 1990s!

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February isn't over yet, which means there's (probably) still romance in the air! So this week's Dollar Bin Discovery theme is "Unlikely Couples." Somehow, Mike and Jessika both picked up Top Cow/Marvel crossovers: Silver Surfer/Weapon Zero and Witchblade/Wolverine. They're not good! Surprise!

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What happens when you're a comics publisher in the 80s and don't understand that Mickey Mouse isn't in the public domain yet? Well, you wind up with The Uncensored Mouse. 

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A comic each day keeps the doctor at bay! This week's #DollarBinDiscoveries explores healthcare comics. Mike found the DC Comics Good Health Activity Book, while Jessika discusses Health and Wealth: A Graphic Guide to the US Healthcare System.

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New episode! We're fast-forwarding from 1986 to 1994 so we can talk about Phantom 2040, the *other* show that put a King Features character in a cyberpunk future and got a Marvel Comic adaptation! 

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It's time to expand (or shrink) our horizons and discuss Comics of Unusual Size. Mike picked up Captain America Meets the Asthma Monster and Jessika's talking about Yikes! no. 1

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Today we're looking at Defenders of the Earth, the Marvel comic (and cartoon!) that took Platinum Age characters and combined them the sleek dazzling veneer of the 1980s! Just how well does this property hold up when you get past the nostalgia? We're about to find out!

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We're talking about comics that pick up where TV shows leave off! Mike found a low-key grail with Superman Adventure 5 and Jessika is getting in touch with her inner space cowboy courtesy of All New Firefly 1!

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Today, our focus is on Jonni Thunder, the sharp-witted private investigator hailing from the pages of DC Comics! Jonni skillfully breathed new life into a Golden Age character from the Justice Society, tailored for the discerning readers of the 1980s. Curious about the comic's quality? Stick around; we're on the case! 

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Are these women powerful enough to shatter expectations? We'll find out! In the last Dollar Bin Discoveries of the year, we're checking out comics focused on "Strong" female characters. Jessika read Elektra: Root of Evil #3 and Mike checked out Valeria the She-Bat #1!

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